The Day Ahead
President Donald J. Trump
and the First Lady will tour Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
The smallest victims of the Crisis Next Door
The opioids crisis touches Americans from all walks of life, responsible for more
deaths than either car accidents or gun violence last year. Addiction tears up
families everywhere from inner cities along the coasts to rural communities in
the heartland.
Some of its victims are the smallest, most vulnerable among us. From 2000 to 2012,
America saw a five-fold increase in the share of babies born with
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)—equivalent to one baby suffering from opiate
withdrawal born every 25 minutes, according to the National Institute on Drug
Abuse.
Last year, 198 babies were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit at Nationwide
Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, for NAS. Today, President Trump and
First Lady Melania Trump will tour that facility, discussing the
Administration’s three-part plan to halt the opioid crisis.
The First Lady’s “Be Best”
initiative also takes aim at NAS, educating
parents on the importance of healthy pregnancies. Last year, the First Lady
visited Lily’s Place in West Virginia, where addiction recovery treatment is
available to entire families.
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An update on Hurricane Lane
FEMA is working alongside
multiple partners to actively support Hawaii’s
efforts as they respond to the potentially devastating impacts of Hurricane
Lane.
Hurricane Lane is a Category
3 storm and continues to move westward across the
Central Pacific with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, according to the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Hurricane watches and warnings
have been issued for parts of Hawaii.
President Trump urges all
Hawaiians to follow the direction of state and local
officials, including evacuation orders when given. Local residents are
encouraged to visit Ready.gov/hawaii or the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency for
more information.
‘I was an astronaut. We need a Space Force.’
“For more than 50 years, this storied center has been at the forefront of America’s journey
to the stars,” Vice President Mike Pence told NASA employees yesterday in a
visit to Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. “Here, from the Mission
Control Center, you have guided every American-crewed space expedition since
1965.”
“The United States Space
Force, we believe, is an idea whose time has
come,” the Vice President said. Terry Virts, a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel
who served as Commander of the International Space Station, agrees. “It’s hard
to overstate the importance of space in our military operations and civilian
life,” Virts writes in The Washington Post this week.
“China and Russia have made it clear they are not willing to accept the status quo.”
Watch: “America will lead mankind to the stars once again,” the
VP says.
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